A POLICE investigation was under way last night amid fears a white van was prowling near a North Wales primary school.

A POLICE investigation was under way last night amid fears a white van was prowling near a North Wales primary school.

Concerned parents contacted staff at Glanwydden Primary School, near Penrhyn Bay, after children claimed to have seen the same van loitering in the area on a number of occasions.

Head teacher Gillian Taylor-Williams alerted North Wales Police, who last night appealed for help in tracking down the van.

Mrs Taylor-Williams said: "We have had complaints from parents that a white van has been fairly prominent in the district over the holiday period and two parents called last week to tell me their children had seen the van near the school.

"We are in a situation where we have to find out if there's a white van phobia among the pupils or whether there is a genuine problem.

"I have spoken to the police about it and am waiting for them to come back to me."

Glanwydden Primary School has 260 pupils.

A North Wales Police spokes-woman said: "We are aware of the incidents and our inquiries are ongoing.